贪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà
贪小失大的意思和解释：
因为贪图小便宜而失掉大的利益。比喻只谋求眼前的好处而不顾长远的利益。贪小失大的出处
《吕氏春秋·权勋》：“达子……使人请金于齐王，齐王怒曰：‘若残竖子之类，恶能给若金？’与燕人战，大败，达子死，齐王走莒。燕人逐北入国，相与争金于美唐甚多。此贪于小利以失大利者也。”贪小失大的例子
这叫做“～”，所以为人切不可做那讨便宜苟且之事！（明·凌濛初《初刻拍案惊奇》卷十六）贪小失大造句
网上购物时切勿贪小失大，不要抱贪小便宜的心理。
When shopping on the net do not covet a little and lose a lot, do not adopt the mentality of corrupt petty gain.
他不肯花钱修屋顶，现在房子漏了，家具毁了一半-这是再明显不过的贪小失大的例子。
He refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half his furniture-a plain example of penny wise and pound foolish.
迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生，如果，他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大，得不偿失。
Mr. Brown bought a cheap truck to make money, but it was too old for long-distance transportation. He was penny wise and pound foolish.
迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生，如果，他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大，得不偿失。
Dick's heart trouble became worse because he wouldn't spend money to see a doctor at the beginning; he was indeed penny wise and pound foolish.
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